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Cutting edge conservation helps wildlife

Originally posted on Green Living London:
The Softrack, a new-state-of-the-art cutting machine, is helping the RSPB to give wildlife a home in…

nature

Barnacle Geese – Winter’s Top Travellers

Originally posted on Tammy Tour Guide:
Barnacle Geese Barnacle Geese are a miracle of nature. Every winter they make a 4,000 mile…

Barnacle Goose, Caerlaverock, Solway

Peckett OY-1 2087

2087 was built in 1948 by Peckett for use on depots owned by Courtalds. During its working life it was…

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

Lendal Tower York

Lendal tower in York forms part of the defensive curtain of the city wall. It protected both a crossing from…

Lendal Tower, York, York City walls

Monarch Butterfly (2)

Some more pictures from our trip to see the Monarchs at Pacific Grove in 2008. It is truly an amazing…

Monarch, Monteray, Pacific Grove

Naturelog: Patch update January 2014

Its been rather a strange month on my patch. Due to the bad weather the Tarn and surrounding area area…

Blackcap, Pheasant, Redwing, Tarn

York Castle Museum: Victorian Parlour Room

In another part of the Castle Museum in York, there are reconstructions of rooms illustrating how they would have looked…

York, York Castle

Naturelog: Tuesday 28th January

The council have decided that it is now safe for people to visit the Tarn again after the recent bad…

Blackcap, Canada Goose, Coot, Tarn, Tufted Duck

THIS MONARCH HAS BEEN CARELESSLY DETHRONED

Originally posted on Towheeblog:
The North American monarch butterfly has reached an all-time low in population according to this year’s…

Butterflies, Monarch

Moon

Some recent photos of the moon taken using the Bradford Robotic telescope

Bradford Robotic telescope, moon

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